韘，是商代實用於射箭的器具，相沿至東周戰國已趨式微，漢代時不但香消玉殞，取而代之者，竟是不能射箭的裝飾用玉韘形珮。時至魏晉南北朝，偶見韘形珮一如鳳毛麟角，之後終不復見，似已消失殆盡。 中國古代玉器的發展，多如上述此消彼長的現象，即從原始的形制，凡歷經時代越長，其變化就越繁，甚至發展到最後，因功能與紋飾大異其趣，往往被世人誤以為兩種互不關聯的玉作。 本文試以玉韘為例，探索其歷來的沿革，以中國重要的考古發掘品為標本，輔以海內外公私收藏的傳世品，並結合了相關的歷史文獻，以概括其基本特徵，分析其演變的軌跡；同時襯附相關的時代特性，並賦予演繹的內涵及客觀的評價。

Jade She, the practical gadget for archery in Shang dynasty, was all-pervading until Eastern Zhou dynasty and Warring States. In Han dynasty, Jade She was gradually replaced by ornamental She-ware, which was no longer for archery. As for Six Dynasties, She-ware was very difficult to find and it seem disappeared. The evolvement of Chinese Ancient Jades seems to present this phenomenon：the more time they have gone through, the more complicated types they changed. Sometimes, the functions and veins are really different between the original types and the later-stage types. People almost consider that they are Jades without connections. This article used Jade She for example to explore its evolvement and referred to history literature for reference materials. Through the Jade She from important Chinese dig and overseas collections, the basic characters, evolvement histories and era features will be analyzed and appraised.